Addis Ababa vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$5397
🏠 One person rent
$604
$1506
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$2275
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$280
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$4184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
66
😀 Quality of life
40
97
🏙️ Population
5.23M
2.36M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 56% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 4928th and 781st ($1103 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Australia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.7 months in Brisbane. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6957th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$8.26
 Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$2771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$7907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$5572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$9531

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
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$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876